Academy Award nominations are almost upon us, with film fans counting down as the biggest night in the film awards calendar arrives next month.Following last year’s later-than-usual Oscars, this year’s ceremony is due to take place fairly late usual too, and will cap off an awards season that kicked off with a muted Golden Globes.Last year’s Academy Awards saw Nomadland reign triumphant, with three wins including Best Picture, so the question remains over which films will follow in its footsteps.This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 8 at 13:18pm GMT/8:18am ET/5:18am PT, with nominees due to be confirmed in two lots. Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan will announce the categories.The nominations will be broadcast through a live stream, which is available on YouTube (below) the Oscars website, broadcaster ABC, Twitter and Facebook.The 94th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 27 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.The ceremony is broadcast on ABC in the US.